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Administered by Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mr. Edward C. Tang established this award in 2007 to provide
financial assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(l/g/b/t) Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) for post-secondary
Education. This scholarship is to help LGBT youth proudly
achieve educational pursuits and dreams without shame. This scholarship awards up to four outstanding students annually, a combined scholarships totaling up to $60,000, awarded over up to four years. These scholarships
are renewable for a maximum of three more years (a total of four
years) provided each student annually meets the renewal
requirements.

Eligibility

Each applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

Graduate from a high school in one of the nine Bay Area counties; Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara County, Napa, Sonoma or Solano;

Scholarship will be awarded for full-time (minimum 12 units for all semesters/quarters) enrollment in an accredited two, four-year university or graduate school; (college, university, community college or vocational school).

United States citizen or legal resident;

Demonstrated financial hardship;

Demonstrated academic promise;

Minimum unweighted grade point average 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for all schools attended or attending;

You can type your information onto the form electronically, then print and sign it.

Application Deadline

Scholarship manager must receive the completed application packet and all supporting materials
(such as personal statement, letters of reference, transcripts, proof of U.S. citizenship or legal
residency and financial documentation) by

5 p.m. on April 30, 2015

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Date of postmark, faxed and emailed applications will NOT be considered.

In order for your application to be considered, all of the following must be received by the deadline.

APPLICATION FORM
Applications must be complete to be considered. Attach additional pages if necessary.

LETTERS OF REFERENCE
Provide two letters of reference only.

One letter from a teacher or academic advisor;

One letter from a work or volunteer supervisor, a youth leader or personal acquaintance.

Letters from teachers, advisors and employers must be on school or company letterhead. All letters
must be signed and dated. Photocopies are acceptable. Letters may be sealed in their own envelopes.

TRANSCRIPTS OF GRADES
All applications must include an official high school transcript, even if you have graduated from high
school and currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. If you have taken college courses,
an official college transcript must also be included for all work completed. Photocopies and copies
from the Internet are unacceptable.

SIGNED AND DATED PERSONAL STATEMENT
Include a typed statement of at LEAST 500 words, but no longer than 850 words for the three items
below (approximately 2-3 pages, double-spaced). In the statement, you should:

Describe a significant challenge in your life and the lessons learned from it;

Describe any extracurricular activities or honors you feel best highlight your potential as a leader
in our community;

Comment upon your long and short-range educational goals.

Sign and date your Personal Statement.

FINANCIAL NEED
Evidence of financial need must be submitted with all application packets
If you applied for federal financial aid, enclose a copy of all pages of your 2015-2016 FAFSA Student
Aid Report (SAR) (updated information regarding your FAFSA application can be found online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov).

OR

If you did not apply for federal financial aid, enclose a copy of the first two pages of your parent’s or
guardian’s most recent Form 1040 (or your own if you are not a dependent).

PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL RESIDENCY
Provide proof of United States citizenship (photocopy of birth certificate, passport or naturalization
papers) or documentation of legal residency (photocopy of visa or green card).

PERSONAL INTERVIEW
A required personal interview will be conducted by a minimum of four committee members in an
office setting.

PREVIOUS YEARS’ RECIPIENTS

2014 May Chen & Catrina Gotuaco
May Chen

Graduated from Lowell High School

Currently attending University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health

Amazing accomplishments

Hopes her research will one day directly contribute to policy and prevention efforts aimed at reducing disparities among minorities and prevent partner abuse in the community

May received a $15,000 in scholarship

Catrina Gotuaco

Graduated from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco

Will be attending Cal State University in Hayward

Another amazing student with lots of accomplishments

She hopes to better serve minority and marginalized populations, including the API LGBT community

Catrina is eligible to receive a total of $44,000 ($11,000x4) in scholarship provided she qualifies each year

2013 Trung Nguyen, Tiffany L., Randy Luu and Anna Chen
Trung Nguyen

Graduated from Silver Creek High School in San Jose with a 4.0 GPA

Currently attending UCLA

Very active in UCLA helping other API LGBT students as well as local communities

Trung is eligible to receive a total of $30,000 ($7,500x4) in scholarship provided he qualifies each year

Tiffany L.

Graduated from a high school in South Bay with a 4.0 GPA

Very active in college and local community helping other API and LGBT

Currently attending a university in East Coast

Tiffany received a total of $15,500 in scholarship

Randy Luu

Graduated from Lowell High in San Francisco

Currently attending Tulane University Health Sciences

Very active in API LGBT communities as well as in Tulane

Randy is eligible to receive a total of $18,000 in scholarship provided he qualifies each year

Anna Chen

Graduated from Mountain View High School with a 4.0 GPA

An impressive student with many accomplishments at a very young age

Currently attending Swarthmore College

Anna is eligible to receive a total of $12,000 ($3,000x4) in scholarship provided she qualifies each year

2012 Arty Zhang, Henry Huang and Jason Pia
Arty Zhang

Graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco

Very active in his school, loves to write and enjoys gardening

Currently attending Cal

Arty is eligible to receive a total of $20,000 in scholarship

Henry Huang

Graduated from American High School with a 4.0 GPA unweighted

Attending Cal currently

Henry is extremely active in school as well as outside of school

Henry is eligible to a total of $20,000 in scholarship

Jason Pia

Graduated from Pioneer High School, UCSD and John Hopkins University

Currently attending UC Riverside and UCLA

Jason received a total of $15,000 in scholarship

2011 Daniel Tran and Luisa Tsang
Daniel Tran

Graduated from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose

Currently attending UCLA

Daniel received a total of $30,000 in scholarship

Luisa Tsang

Currently enrolled at Yale University in Health Management

Graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco

Luisa received $7,500 in scholarship

2010 Phuong Tseng and Chad Ngo
Phuong Tseng

Graduated in 2010 from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco

Currently attending Mills College

Phuong received a total of $30,000 in scholarship

Chad Ngo

Graduated in 2010 from Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose

Currently attending U.C. Irvine

Chad received a total of $30,000 in scholarship

2009 John Trinidad

Graduated from Alameda’s Encinal High School in 2003

Graduated from U.C. Irvine in 2007

Currently a medical student at UCSF

Actively involved in UCSF’s GLBT committees as well as GLBT student associations

John has received a total of $45,000 in scholarship

2008 Jason Kwong

A GAPA board member as well as worked with API Wellness Center in San Francisco

The Tang Scholarship has partnered with Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, to provide scholarship opportunities. The Tang Scholarship is a fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

About Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation makes all forms of philanthropy more powerful. We serve as a catalyst and leader for innovative solutions to our region’s most challenging problems, and through our donors we award more money to charities than any other community foundation in the United States. SVCF has more than $6 billion in assets under management. As Silicon Valley’s center of philanthropy, we provide thousands of individuals, families and corporations with simple and effective ways to give locally and around the world.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation provides donor involved scholarship funds for individual donors who want to be directly involved in the application and selection process. The donor oversees an external selection committee and the scholarship selection process, as approved by SVCF. Whether honoring loved ones or providing for a specific community, each scholarship expresses a deep belief in the power of education to help young people achieve their dreams. Scholarship recipients from 2014 and more information about 2015 scholarship programs are at www.siliconvalleycf.org.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

For many individuals and organizations, providing scholarships for students to support their educational pursuits is a rewarding and effective way to meet their charitable objectives. Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s scholarship program is committed to providing opportunities for those interested in helping talented young people to pursue their dreams through a quality education. Scholarship funds t the community foundation vary by size of endowment and in complexity of criteria; however, their common element is the charitable spirit of the donors who created them. In honoring loved ones or providing for a specific community, each scholarship expresses a deep belief in the power of education to help young people achieve their dreams.